Mariya Vasileva

Bulgarian

Nowadays CHANGE is what we see everywhere around us. Throughout history namely the youth have always been among the first to adapt and even the first to initiate the change. But change requires LEARNING. What I am trying to work on during the last few years is to understand how the education system could prepare the youth for a life with constant changes as well as to promote what sir Ken Robinson has once said- that "changing education system is our only hope for the future."

Young and enthusiastic about everything related to youth, both in Bulgaria and abroad. My passion are nonformal education policies and cross-cultural communication. During the last 3 years I had the opportunity to participate in five international conferences ( in Romania, Norway, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark), to be Erasmus student for a year, as well as a volunteer within the European Volunteer Service.

I am part of AIESEC- Bulgaria, the Association for youth media network- Bulgaria and a country coordinator for http://youthmedia.eu : a platform for young media makers.

Moreover, since the beginning of this summer I launched a website called Re:Thinking Education ( http://rt-edu.com ) where I write about conferences abroad, study tips, interviews with inspiring young people.

I have also been selected among the 10 finalists in a competition for choosing a Bulgarian youth delegate at the United Nations and I won a first place award in a essay contest related to the 15 priority areas the UN has pointed out concerning the youth worldwide.